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    College of Business Department 3985

    Laramie, WY 82071

    Phone: 307-766-3124

    Fax: 307-766-4028

    Email: economics@uwyo.edu

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    Thorsten Janus

    College of Business

     

    Thorsten Janus

    Associate Professor

     

    BU 267 W | Office Hours

    307-766-3384 | tjanus@uwyo.edu

     

    Curriculum Vitae

     

    About

    I am interested in political economy, economic development, and international issues. For example, I have studied social conflict, democratic transitions, and the economics of autocratic regimes.

     

    Selected Publications

    Janus, T. (2023). Short and long run democracy diffusion. European Journal of Political Economy, 78, 102395.

    Janus, T. (2023). Technology adoption in autocratic economies: The role of fiscal capacity. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 70(4), 355-371.

    Gwatipedza, J., & Janus, T. (2019). Public Investment under Autocracy and Social Unrest. Economics & Politics, 31(1), 112‐135.

    Janus, T., & Riera‐Crichton, D. (2015). Economic Shocks, Civil War and Ethnicity. Journal of Development Economics, 115, 32‐44.

    Janus, T., & Riera‐Crichton, D. (2013). International Gross Capital Flows: New Uses of Balance of Payments Data and Application to Financial Crises. Journal of Policy Modeling, 35(1), 16‐28.

    Janus, T. (2012). Natural resource extraction and civil conflict. Journal of Development Economics, 97(1), 24-31.

    Janus, T. (2009). Democracy, capital flows, and odious debt. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 18(2), 207-234.

     

    Education

    • PhD, University of California at Santa Cruz
    • MA, University of California at Santa Cruz
    • BA, University of Copenhagen

     

     
    Contact Us

    Department of Economics

    College of Business Department 3985

    Laramie, WY 82071

    Phone: 307-766-3124

    Fax: 307-766-4028

    Email: economics@uwyo.edu

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